Dumpster Rental in Richmond · 20 Yard
20 Yard Dumpster Rental in Richmond, CA
From $749 for a 7-day rental with 2 tons of disposal included. The most-booked size in California — big enough for a full kitchen remodel or roof tear-off, small enough for a residential driveway.
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20 yard dumpster specs
About two parking spaces end to end — it still fits most standard driveways, with the box sitting roughly as long as two sedans.
Ideal for
- check_circleKitchen remodels
- check_circleRoof tear-offs
- check_circleWhole-garage and basement cleanouts
- check_circleFlooring replacement across a whole home
- check_circleDeck and fence demolition
- check_circleMove-out and rental-turnover cleanouts
When to pick a different box
- swap_horizConcrete, dirt, brick, or asphalt — the 2-ton allowance disappears after a few wheelbarrows of concrete; use the 10 Yard Heavy box (flat rate, no weight limit) instead
- swap_horizWhole-home gut renovations or new construction — the volume runs out; that's 30 yard territory
- swap_horizA single-room cleanout — you'd be paying for air; a 10 yard does the job for less
What fits in a 20 yard dumpster
Real-world loads Richmond customers put in this box — it holds about 6–8 full-size pickup truck loads of debris.
lightbulbTips before you book the 20 yard
- arrow_forwardThis is the 'when in doubt' size: it covers the widest range of projects, which is exactly why it's the most-booked box on the platform.
- arrow_forwardWatch the 2-ton allowance on demo debris — tile, plaster, and roofing are deceptively heavy even when the box looks half empty.
- arrow_forwardThe 4.5 ft walls are still walk-up loadable; save your back by loading heavy items first, flat on the floor of the box.
- arrow_forwardAt 22 ft long, measure your driveway — the box plus the truck's straight-line approach (~60 ft) is what decides the drop spot.
Popular Richmond projects for this size
- radio_button_uncheckedFull-gut renovations of WWII-era bungalows
- check_circleRoof tear-offs on older housing stock20 Yard fit
- check_circleMulti-unit and rental turnover cleanouts20 Yard fit
- radio_button_uncheckedFoundation and seismic retrofit debris removal
- radio_button_uncheckedWarehouse and light-industrial cleanouts near the waterfront
location_on20 Yard delivery across Richmond
Richmond built ships for the WWII home front, and the wartime bungalows that housed those shipyard workers are now prime gut-renovation territory — right alongside warehouse cleanouts near the Craneway Pavilion at Ford Point and rental turnovers off Macdonald and San Pablo Avenues. Local providers run boxes daily through every Richmond ZIP, 94801 through 94806, from Point Richmond's hillside cottages out to Hilltop and the North & East flats near the I-80 corridor. Pick a size, pick a date, check out online — nobody waits on hold.
Dumpster rules & permits in Richmond
Richmond spans city blocks, unincorporated county pockets, and a working industrial waterfront — so the rules depend on exactly where the box lands:
gavelInside your property line: zero city involvement
A roll-off that stays on your own Richmond lot — driveway, yard, parking pad, or warehouse floor — needs no permit whatsoever. That covers the vast majority of rentals in town.
gavelCity right-of-way: Encroachment Permit through COR Connect
Richmond counts everything between the property lines — roadway and sidewalk alike — as public right-of-way, and anything placed there needs an Encroachment Permit from the city's Engineering Division. Applications go through the online COR Connect portal with a form and site plan; the published encroachment fee is $604 and covers up to two hours of inspection (ci.richmond.ca.us).
gavelWalk the truck's path first
Figure roughly 60 feet of straight approach and 23 feet of overhead room for the roll-off truck. The Iron Triangle's tight grid and the wires strung along Macdonald Avenue eat into that fast, and Point Richmond's narrow hill streets leave little margin — scout the drop spot before delivery day.
gavelPermitted work means 65% diversion
Any Richmond project pulling a building permit falls under California's CALGreen requirement to divert at least 65% of construction and demolition debris from landfill. Providers on our platform haul to certified facilities, so the paperwork takes care of itself.
gavelSome "Richmond" addresses aren't City of Richmond
El Sobrante (94803), North Richmond, East Richmond Heights, and the Tara Hills area near 94806 sit in unincorporated Contra Costa County — street placement there runs through County Public Works encroachment permitting, not the city's COR Connect portal. Confirm whose street you're actually on before you apply.
Rules and fees are set by the City of Richmond and can change — always confirm current requirements with the city before placing a container in the public right-of-way.
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